Ray Y. Zhong

18.9k total citations · 10 hit papers
271 papers, 13.2k citations indexed

About

Ray Y. Zhong is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Building and Construction and Management Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Ray Y. Zhong has authored 271 papers receiving a total of 13.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 161 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 56 papers in Building and Construction and 41 papers in Management Information Systems. Recurrent topics in Ray Y. Zhong's work include Digital Transformation in Industry (104 papers), Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization (48 papers) and BIM and Construction Integration (41 papers). Ray Y. Zhong is often cited by papers focused on Digital Transformation in Industry (104 papers), Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization (48 papers) and BIM and Construction Integration (41 papers). Ray Y. Zhong collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and New Zealand. Ray Y. Zhong's co-authors include Xun Xu, George Q. Huang, Stephen T. Newman, Qingyun Dai, Kai Kang, Shohin Aheleroff, Shulin Lan, Xu Chen, Ting Qu and Yuqian Lu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Ray Y. Zhong

258 papers receiving 12.7k citations

Hit Papers

Intelligent Manufacturing... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2017 2018 2020 2016 2012 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Intelligent Manufacturing in the Context of Industry 4.0: A Review
    2017 1.8k citations Ray Y. Zhong et al. profile →
  2. Smart manufacturing systems for Industry 4.0: Conceptual framework, scenarios, and future perspectives
    2018 639 citations Ray Y. Zhong, Chao Liu et al. profile →
  3. Digital Twin as a Service (DTaaS) in Industry 4.0: An Architecture Reference Model
    2020 418 citations Ray Y. Zhong et al. Advanced Engineering Informatics profile →
  4. Big Data for supply chain management in the service and manufacturing sectors: Challenges, opportunities, and future perspectives
    2016 413 citations Ray Y. Zhong, George Q. Huang et al. Computers & Industrial Engineering profile →
  5. RFID-enabled real-time manufacturing execution system for mass-customization production
    2012 347 citations Ray Y. Zhong, George Q. Huang et al. profile →
  6. Big data analytics for intelligent manufacturing systems: A review
    2021 335 citations Junliang Wang, Chuqiao Xu et al. Journal of Manufacturing Systems profile →
  7. A big data approach for logistics trajectory discovery from RFID-enabled production data
    2015 331 citations Ray Y. Zhong, George Q. Huang et al. profile →
  8. Prefabricated construction enabled by the Internet-of-Things
    2017 307 citations Ray Y. Zhong, Fan Xue et al. Automation in Construction profile →
  9. Big Data Analytics for Physical Internet-based intelligent manufacturing shop floors
    2015 295 citations Ray Y. Zhong, George Q. Huang et al. profile →
  10. System architecture for blockchain based transparency of supply chain social sustainability
    2019 294 citations Kai Kang, Ray Y. Zhong et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ray Y. Zhong Hong Kong 55 7.4k 2.3k 2.1k 2.0k 1.5k 271 13.2k
George Q. Huang Hong Kong 69 8.3k 1.1× 4.0k 1.8× 3.6k 1.7× 2.8k 1.4× 2.2k 1.5× 567 17.7k
Manoj Kumar Tiwari India 63 5.4k 0.7× 3.2k 1.4× 4.5k 2.1× 1.0k 0.5× 712 0.5× 434 16.0k
Xun Xu New Zealand 71 13.1k 1.8× 2.0k 0.9× 2.3k 1.1× 1.1k 0.6× 1.6k 1.1× 459 20.8k
Mitsuo Gen Japan 57 7.8k 1.1× 1.7k 0.7× 1.7k 0.8× 938 0.5× 436 0.3× 400 16.3k
Reza Tavakkoli‐Moghaddam Iran 67 8.7k 1.2× 2.9k 1.3× 4.3k 2.0× 1.8k 0.9× 349 0.2× 759 18.2k
Andrew Kusiak United States 72 7.9k 1.1× 1.3k 0.6× 987 0.5× 2.1k 1.0× 938 0.6× 361 18.8k
Fei Tao China 68 17.2k 2.3× 2.2k 1.0× 1.8k 0.9× 1.1k 0.5× 3.5k 2.4× 345 25.7k
Ming K. Lim United Kingdom 60 2.2k 0.3× 2.6k 1.1× 5.5k 2.6× 1.1k 0.6× 874 0.6× 356 12.9k
A.Y.C. Nee Singapore 63 10.8k 1.5× 722 0.3× 1.0k 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 866 0.6× 421 18.7k
Jan Holmström Finland 43 2.4k 0.3× 2.6k 1.2× 2.4k 1.1× 983 0.5× 358 0.2× 162 7.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ray Y. Zhong

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ray Y. Zhong

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liu, Luming, et al.. (2025). Identification of spatial pathways for aquatic ecological risk spread under multi-stressor synergies: A case study of the Pinglu Canal. Ecological Indicators. 178. 113915–113915. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yin, et al.. (2025). An explainable super-resolution visual method for micro-crack image detection. Pattern Recognition Letters. 189. 157–165. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Ming, et al.. (2024). Establishing carbon footprints for modular integrated construction logistics using cyber-physical internet routers. Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment. 133. 104259–104259. 8 indexed citations
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Zhong, Ray Y., et al.. (2024). Hierarchical spatial attention-based cross-scale detection network for Digital Works Supervision System (DWSS). Computers & Industrial Engineering. 192. 110220–110220. 9 indexed citations
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Raza, Muhammad Huzaifa, et al.. (2024). Economic analysis of offsite and onsite 3D construction printing techniques for low-rise buildings: A comparative value stream assessment. Additive manufacturing. 89. 104292–104292. 5 indexed citations
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Yang, Yishu, et al.. (2024). Digital twin-enabled visibility and traceability for building materials in on-site fit-out construction. Automation in Construction. 166. 105640–105640. 20 indexed citations
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Lu, Weisheng, Jinfeng Lou, Ray Y. Zhong, et al.. (2024). Digital technologies for construction sustainability: Status quo, challenges, and future prospects. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 14 indexed citations
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Zhong, Ray Y., et al.. (2024). A dynamic inference network (DI-Net) for online fabric defect detection in smart manufacturing. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing. 36(4). 2881–2896. 13 indexed citations
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Liu, Xinlai, et al.. (2023). Blockchain-enabled digital assets tokenization for cyber-physical traceability in E-commerce logistics financing. Computers in Industry. 150. 103956–103956. 37 indexed citations
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Wang, Junliang, et al.. (2023). Neuron synergy based explainable neural network for manufacturing cycle time forecasting. Journal of Manufacturing Systems. 71. 695–706. 4 indexed citations
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Jiang, Yishuo, Xinlai Liu, Zicheng Wang, et al.. (2023). Blockchain-enabled digital twin collaboration platform for fit-out operations in modular integrated construction. Automation in Construction. 148. 104747–104747. 53 indexed citations
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Jiang, Yishuo, Ming Li, Wei Wu, et al.. (2023). Multi-domain ubiquitous digital twin model for information management of complex infrastructure systems. Advanced Engineering Informatics. 56. 101951–101951. 39 indexed citations
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Wu, Wei, et al.. (2023). Internet of Everything and Digital Twin enabled Service Platform for Cold Chain Logistics. Journal of Industrial Information Integration. 33. 100443–100443. 57 indexed citations
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Kang, Kai & Ray Y. Zhong. (2023). A methodology for production analysis based on the RFID-collected manufacturing big data. Journal of Manufacturing Systems. 68. 628–634. 11 indexed citations
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Zhong, Ray Y., et al.. (2022). A digital twin enabled wearable device for customized healthcare. 2. 17–17. 2 indexed citations
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Zhao, Zhiheng, Ray Y. Zhong, Yong‐Hong Kuo, Yelin Fu, & George Q. Huang. (2021). Cyber-physical spatial temporal analytics for digital twin-enabled smart contact tracing. Industrial Management & Data Systems. 121(5). 1082–1106. 12 indexed citations
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Zhang, Feng, et al.. (2020). Frequencies estimation of gearbox vibration signal based on normalized lattice filter with RLS-based algorithm. Measurement Science and Technology. 32(1). 15104–15104. 4 indexed citations
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Zhai, Yue, Ke Chen, Jason Xin Zhou, et al.. (2018). An internet of things-enabled BIM platform for modular integrated construction. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Meilin, et al.. (2012). RFID-enabled real-time mechanical workshop training center. International journal of engineering education. 28(5). 1199–1212. 3 indexed citations

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